High Prevalence of Rifampicin Resistance Associated with Rural Residence and Very Low Bacillary Load among TB/HIV-Coinfected Patients at the National Tuberculosis Treatment Center in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Rifampicin resistance (RR) is associated with mortality among tuberculosis (TB) patients coinfected with HIV. We compared the prevalence of RR among TB patients with and without HIV coinfection at the National Tuberculosis Treatment Center (NTTC) in Uganda, a TB/HIV high burdened country...

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Autores principales: Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Mugabe, Pallen, Mulwana, Rose, Nassozi, Sylvia, Katuramu, Richard, Worodria, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7397442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32775411
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2508283

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